I ask that you TODAY demand that Congress: Protect some 800,000 individuals who are working and attending school under DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), slated for termination in March, …
Food for Thought
It does not take much to imagine what it is like to try to study or sit in class if you are chronically hungry or malnourished. While some of us …
Discretion and Accountability
Sometimes, it’s the small stuff. When Paul Arenberg first approached me in 2010 about an Executive Director’s discretionary fund, I said a hasty “no thank you.” My public policy and …
Redemption
I read a letter aloud to several staff members last week. After I finished, Program Director Thurman Young summed up the story as one of redemption, practically writing the blogpost …
In Honor of Ancestors: A Family Remembers
I have a story for you. We’ve received word of a gift totaling $17,000 we will receive in the coming month or two. But that’s the middle of the story. …
Family Values
Shame on me. Today I remembered two important things: family values and matzo ball soup. In 28 years, you would think I’d have learned the magic of The Scholarship Foundation …